The White Hotel

What is the theme in The White Hotel by D. M. Thomas?

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The pervasive thread that binds together the very disparate contents of The White Hotel is the eternal struggle between the life force and the death instinct. This conflict is played out within individual psyches and family and social groups as well as between nations, and is seen as essentially beyond the control of rational thought.